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When you pick a location like Crete for an international press launch, it’s usually a safe bet that you’ll get good weather… but at the recent ContiTrailAttack 3 and ContiScoot launch, this certainly wasn’t the case! However, apart from all the wet bike gear, this was no bad thing, as it proved a perfect opportunity […]

Connecting east-to-west for centuries, the Silk Road has been enticing adventure motorcycle riders in ever increasing numbers in recent years. The historic trading route passes through ‘The Stans’ of Central Asia, which offer challenging terrain mixed with excellent hospitality. Running several successful trips from Europe to Asia, most recently from London to Tokyo, Kevin and Julia […]

Our brand new ContiTrailAttack 3 adventure touring tyre arrived in the UK in late January, and since then they’ve been flying out of the warehouse to dealers up and down the country. Available in sizes for a wide range of middle and heavyweight adventure machines, they use our proven RainGrip compound to offer improved wet […]

With just over two months to go to the Touratech Travel Event 2019, we are pleased to confirm that we will once again be exhibiting at this fantastic annual adventure bike weekender! For the second year in a row, the event will take place at the scenic Rheola Grounds, nestled away in the Neath Valley, […]

Now in it’s 8th year, the annual RIDE Cymru event has helped to raise tens of thousands of pounds for charity since its inception. This annual event sees participants cover more than 1,000 miles over the course of a five day trip, which circles the perimeter of Wales. Last year alone, the riders helped to […]

Portuguese motorcycle manufacturer started life in 1987, five years after founder António Pinto opened his motorcycle repair shop, which specialised in modifying off-road and enduro machines. It’s fair to say that their range has expanded significantly since the launch of their first 125cc two-stroke, affectionately named Ariana, after Pinto’s daughter. At the recent MCN London Show, […]

Stretching more than 3,000 miles from Western Canada to New Mexico in the south west of the USA, the Rocky Mountains span a vast area of land across two huge countries. With some amazing roads on offer, and plenty of dirt tracks too, it’s no surprise that they are a popular riding destination, and our […]

When former Thundersport Golden Era Supersport front runner Richie Harrison announced his retirement from racing at the end of last season we had an inkling he’d be back… and it turns out we were right! Since departing the Thundersport paddock, Richie has taken up a post at the Myerscough College Motorsport department in Lancashire, and […]